If Blood Cells Are Placed in a Hypertonic Solution

Multiple Choice

If blood cells are placed in a hypertonic solution

A) the cells will shrink due to water loss by the cell.
B) the cells will be unaffected since they have a cell membrane to separate them from the solution.
C) the cells will swell due to diffusion.
D) the cells will burst due to active transport.
E) the cells will shrink due to the loss of solutes from the blood cell.